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Portal for data exchange in mechanical...
VDMA and Innovalia are jointly developing a data room portal for mechanical and plant engineering. It is intended to facilitate the secure exchange of data and accelerate the use of data-based applications in industry.
read more...At the "European Robotics Forum" (ERF) at the end of March, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, together with Trumpf and Lorch, won the "euRobotics Technology Transfer Award". The entry was a no-code solution that enables companies to use cobots for small batch sizes without specialist knowledge or high costs for welding.
read more...Schaeffler generated revenue of EUR 23.5 billion in 2025 and increased EBIT before special items to EUR 936 million. At 266 million euros, free cash flow was significantly above the prior year and forecast. Net income remained negative due to high one-off expenses.
read more...The World Economic Forum has recognized the Siemens plant in Nanjing as a Lighthouse Factory. The factory was recognized for its AI-supported, fully digitalized production and significant improvements in productivity, quality and sustainability.
read more...The founder and CEO of Neura Robotics, David Reger, is a new member of the board of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association.
read more...VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic...
Change at the top of one of Europe's largest technology organizations: Prof. Dr. Christoph Kutter replaces the previous VDE President Alf Hendryk Wulf as VDE President. His presidency will focus on young people and the microelectronics of the future.
read more...The 'X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2026' from IBM shows a significant increase in AI-supported cyber attacks. In 2025, 40% of the incidents observed worldwide began with the exploitation of vulnerabilities. Europe was the third most common target region with a 25% share.
read more...Scientific Society for Production Engineering
Prof. Jürgen Fleischer, Head of the Institute of Production Engineering (wbk) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), is the new President of the WGP (Scientific Society for Production Engineering). His goal for his two-year term of office is to work with his colleagues at the WGP to strengthen the competitiveness of the German manufacturing industry.
read more...A study by the IBM Institute for Business Value shows: Managers in Germany and Switzerland expect artificial intelligence to provide a significant boost to sales and productivity by 2030. At the same time, there are uncertainties regarding integration and strategic implementation.
read more...Two new positions were filled at ifm at the start of 2026: Markus Wolf becomes Managing Director Sales Germany, Sven Quant takes over the position of Central Managing Director in the Process Sensors division within the ifm Group.
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